It’s probably been 15 years since I’ve used Linux and Mint seems to be the recommended distro for people who aren’t all that familiar with Linux like me, but I didn’t know if there was anything I should know with this ThinkPad model that anyone is familiar with. My searching around shows people saying everything from it was painless to install to they had tons of issues and I have no idea how common either one is.

So any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

  • Flying Squid
    OP
    2•4 months ago

    Yes, it does have two batteries. That kind of sucks. But I don’t need all-day battery life, so hopefully that won’t be a huge issue.

    • @GlenTheFrog@lemmy.ml
      3•4 months ago

      I can’t speak for the T460, but I have a T480 with dual batteries and battery swapping works just fine. With a bit of tinkering I was even able to get the fingerprint sensor to work as well

      • Flying Squid
        OP
        3•4 months ago

        Much like my searching, it seems like it’s all over the map in terms of experiences, although in general, it seems like the issues people have encountered are minor.

    • @pmk
      3•4 months ago

      Hopefully you won’t get bitten by this bug. It seems like a combination of Lenovo firmware, upower, and the DE.

      • Flying Squid
        OP
        3•4 months ago

        I hope not, but if it is an issue, it doesn’t sound like it will be a huge one most of the time at least.